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You know what needs more excuses? Racism and bigotry, which are obviously the first two things that came to your mind when asked that question. And you wouldn't be alone in your thought process: just ask Brad Paisley and LL Cool J. Their new song, "Accidental Racist" (yes, you read that right), is currently causing a maelstrom of hatred across most media outlets. But with every scathing blog post about the misguided song comes a completley earnest tweet of support from one of Paisley's proud fans.
"Accidental Racist" is an ode to the intentional ignorance that many of this country's compatriots hold dear: just because someone is proud of the South and also the Confederate Flag doesn't make them racist. (Sure, and the people most commonly associated with the swastika are merely Sanskrit enthusiasts.) Appreciating something — like, say, where you come from, your history, etc. — doesn't make you a bad person. But considering Paisley's song disregards empathy, is totally insensitive to history, and shirks responsibility for the serious harm our own country caused an entire race of people, in this case it sure as s**t makes you one ignorant, priviledged, insensitive motherf**ker.
Call it tough love — whether you're a Black Yankee or a white man living in the Southland (even though, Paisley, being from West Virginia means you would've been a part of the Union, not the Confederate), misguided isn't a good look on anyone. Which is why it's so infuriating to still see these sort of ideas being bandied about as acceptable in 2013.
So if you're feeling like a nice long afternoon of hair-pulling and general hatred of society is just what the doctor ordered, then saddle right up to this here post and check out this sampling of just some of the people who are totally unaware that Paisley and LL's "accidental" racism is actually just regular racism disguised as cultural misunderstanding. Hashtag equality, y'all. Oh yeah, some of the language may be NSFW.
The Accidental Racist Who Believes Hate Should Be Universal:
Everyone is pissed at Brad Paisley for #AccidentalRacist, but not one word about LL Cool J's part in it. It should work both ways, right?
— Matt Douty (@mdouty) April 8, 2013
The Actual Racists Who Are Totally Mad You Stole Their Thunder, Brad:
@bradpaisley How About You Sing This Song..WHITEY AINT DOWN IN THE HOODYOU ARE ALONE BLACK &amp; RACIST &amp; YOUR LIFE IS YOUR FAULT #CMA #OPRY
— HockeyGuy (@HockeyGuy) April 8, 2013
#NotRacist:
I absolutely love Accidental Racist by Brad Paisley feat. LL Cool J. It's been a song that has needed to be done for a while. #speakstruth
— Hannah Thacker (@thack3) April 8, 2013
OMYGOSH I LOVE BRAD PAISLEY SO MUCH! I SAID IT! Everyone freaking out about #AccidentalRacist but he's just telling like it is! #notracist ❤
— Kenzi McConnell (@KenziLouise) April 8, 2013
I love Brad Paisley's new song Accidental Racist #SueMeForIt
— DanielMacak (@HoosierDaddy233) April 8, 2013
Love @bradpaisley. Always have, always will. This is country music, and we do... talk about REAL issues! #Pride
— Valerie Wire (@Valerie_Wire) April 8, 2013
Love @bradpaisley &amp; @llcoolj new single 'Accidental Racist' well done!#southernpride #wheelhouse
— Keith Stubbs (@thekeithstubbs) April 8, 2013
The Accidental Racists Who Like it In Spite of Themselves:
I don't know what you guys are talking about. I hate Brad Paisley's music but I LOVE THAT SONG. It has an incredible message to it.
— Sassy Ms. Bravesluvr (@ebravesluvr) April 8, 2013
The Somebody Finally Gets It! Accidental Racists:
@llcoolj @bradpaisley I love the new song. I think it's about time someone got the conversation started. My faith in music has been restored
— Crystal Clement (@crysisafangirl) April 8, 2013
Love Brad Paisley's new song. Somebody finally understands.
— James Rhodes (@JamesRhodes50) April 8, 2013
@llcoolj Mad respect, love you and @bradpaisley's new single.
— Raaid Bacchus (@roy_id) April 8, 2013
Couldn't love @bradpaisley anymore right now ... Being proud of who you are doesn't make you racist
— Drew Vernon (@DrewVernon) April 8, 2013
I honestly love @bradpaisley and LL cool J's song!It's exactly 100% how I feel! Idk why so many people no matter their race don't like it!
— Kasey Anderson (@kaserslynn) April 8, 2013
The Accidental Racists with Refined Tastes:
i really like Brad Paisley's new song but i dont love LL Cool J's part it's not bad it just doesnt fit the song
— Dylan (@magnoliafan82) April 8, 2013
@bradpaisley new song with @llcoolj "Accidental Racist" is getting some terrible reviews, but i love it. Glad someone's finally #honest.
— Angela Lyvers (@ang518) April 8, 2013
So I listened to "accidental racist" um I LOVE the message but the song sucks. As a Brad Paisley fan, I'm disappointed.
— K. Marquez (@KirstieAmberM) April 8, 2013
The Deniers:
@bradpaisley please tell me you're not on twitter and reading these horrible tweets. WE LOVE YOU AND THAT SONG BRAD.
— Kelli McShane (@kellimcshane) April 8, 2013
@bradpaisley Hi Brad. just saw your accidental racist vid and loved it! :) I don't see it as racial at all! The opposite!! :) Love you!
— glittergirl(@glittergirlD43) April 8, 2013
Ignorance may be bliss, but it can't be an excuse for everything. Especially not s**tty music.
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Odds are, you were already planning on thinking about Boy Meets World today. There’s no denying it — the show occupies about one third of your conscious thought. As such, here’s one answer to the inevitable “Where are they now?” query that you’re bound to entertain in your ruminations: Rider Strong, the man we will always know as Shawn Hunter, is engaged.
Strong’s publicist revealed the news on Twitter, posted the above image of Strong and his fiancée, actress Alexandra Barreto, attached to a message reading, "CONGRATULATIONS to @RiderStrong &amp; @barretoalex on their engagement!!"
You might recognize Barreto from recurring roles on The District and, more recently, Justified. The pair first met during their joint stint on the short-lived WB series Pepper Dennis. In 2008, Strong and Barreto co-created and appeared in an ad campaign in favor of the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, which you can watch here.
And now, we rejoice for our lifelong friend, Mr. Hunter. We celebrate this grand endeavor, thinking back fondly upon all of the divergent paths that would eventually lead him to this new turn…
It all started with Dana: the first woman to earn a young Shawn’s blossoming affections, inspiring him to plan a picnic against the forces of a wintery Philadelphia. The woman along with whom Shawn would face adversity in the ickiest form: the suspicion that her mother was dating his surrogate dad, Mr. Turner. And the woman who would be cast out by Shawn inexplicably, eventually channeling her resultant scorn into the ability to zap things and transform into puddles.
After Dana, we’d see Shawn take up with Jennifer — a scathing and selfish lass who might have doomed our growing hero to a life of distrust. We didn’t care for her, and we were pleased when Shawn recognized the merit in his camaraderie with one Cory Matthews over that in this sham of a relationship.
And finally, Angela. The love story between Shawn and Angela knows few parallels — their ups were sky high. Their downs were six feet under. And when Shawn finally bade an ultimate farewell to his one and only, forced to stand by as she set course for Europe, we all imagined he might never find this sort of happiness again. Until now.
While many of us still might root for a Shawngela reunion, we find comfort in Hunter’s newfound bliss. Congratulations to our beloved alumnus of John Adams High, Pennbrook University, and this magical adventure we call growing up.
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Director Alexander Payne's (Election Sideways) new film opens over sprawling landscape shots of Hawaii's scenic suburbia accompanied by George Clooney's character Matt King summing up his current predicament: "Paradise can go fuck itself." The reaction unfortunately is reasonable.
We pick up with King an ancestor of Hawaiian royalty in the middle of deliberations over a plot of land handed down through his family over generations. With every uncle aunt and cosign whispering opinions into his ear King is suddenly presented with an even greater problem: taking care of his two daughters. A boating accident leaves his wife in a coma forcing Matt to take a true parenting role with his young socially-troubled daughter Scottie (Amara Miller) and his rebellious teen Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) who was previously shipped off to boarding school. Matt awkwardly hunts for the emotional glue necessary for the mismatched bunch to become "a family " but matters are made even more complicated when Alex reveals that her mother was cheating on him before the accident. Murphy's Law is in full effect.
With The Descendants Payne continues to explore and discover the inherent humor in life's melancholic situations unfolding Matt's quest for understanding like a road movie across Hawaii's many islands. Simultaneously preparing for the end of his wife's death and searching for the identity of her lover Matt crosses paths with a number of perfectly cast side characters who act as mirrors to his best and worst qualities: his father-in-law Scott (Robert Foster) who belittles Matt for never taking care of his daughter; Hugh (Beau Bridges) an opportunistic cousin who pressures Matt to sell the land; Alexandra's dunce of a boyfriend Sid (Nick Krause) who always has the wrong thing to say; and Julie (Judy Greer) the wife of the adulterer in question. Colorful yet real Matt experiences a definitive moment with each of them yet the picture never feels sporadic or episodic.
Clooney and Woodley help gel these sequences together as they observe experience and butt heads as equals. Clooney's own magnetism stands in the way of making Matt a fully dimensional character but he shines when playing off his quick-witted daughter. His reactions are heartbreaking—but it's the moments when he has to put himself out there that never quite ring true. But the script by Nat Faxon Jim Rash and Payne gives Clooney plenty of opportunities to work his magic visualizing his struggle as opposed to vomiting it out like so many of today's talky dramas.
The Descendants is a tender cinematic experience an introspective and heartwarming film unafraid to convey its story with pleasing simplicity. Clooney stands out with a solid performance but like many of Payne's films it's the eclectic ensemble and muted backdrop that give the movie its real texture. The paradise of Descendants isn't all its cracked up to be but for movie-goers it's bliss.

WHAT IT’S ABOUT?
Claire is an attractive CIA operative and Ray is an M16 agent who simultaneously leave their Governmental spy activities in the dust to try and profit from a battle between two rival multi-national corporations both trying to launch a new product that will transform the world and make billions. Their goal is to secure the top-secret formula and get a patent before they are outsmarted. While their respective egomaniacal CEOs engage in an unending battle of wills and one-upmanship Claire and Ray start out conning and playing one another in a clever game of industrial espionage that is even more complicated due to their own long-term romantic relationship.
WHO’S IN IT?
Reuniting Closer co-stars Julia Roberts (as Claire) and Clive Owen (as Ray) turns out to be an inspired idea. They turn out to be the perfect pair oozing movie-star charm and electricity in this elaborate con-game that might have been the kind of thing Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant might have made in the '60s (in fact they did in Charade). Roberts with that infamous hairstyle back the way we like it and Owen looking great in sunglasses prove they have what it takes to navigate us through this ultra-complex plot in which no one is sure who they can trust at any given moment. They play it all in high style and the wit just flows as the story skirts back and forth during the period of five years. The supporting cast is well-chosen with juicy roles for Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti (out of their John Adams duds) as the two CEOs going for each other’s throats. Giamatti who sometimes has a tendency to overdo it is especially slimy here and great fun to watch.
WHAT’S GOOD?
Big-star studio movies today rarely take risks and often talk down to the audience but in Duplicity writer/director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) has crafted a complicated con-comedy that requires complete attention at all times just to keep up with the dense plot’s twists and turns. It’s the cinematic equivalent of a New York Times crossword puzzle and Gilroy and his top-drawer production team deliver a glossy beautiful-looking film that’s easy on the eyes hitting locations from Dubai to Rome to New York City.
WHAT’S BAD?
Like any good puzzle it sometimes can be frustrating putting it all together and Gilroy’s habit of taking us back in time and then inching forward gets a little confusing even with the on-screen chyron pointing out where we are at any given moment. Stick with it though and you will be well-rewarded.
FAVORITE SCENE:
A scene near the end where the formula must be found scanned and faxed in a matter of minutes is sweat-inducing edge-of-your-seat moviemaking and it provides the ultimate opportunity for Roberts and Owen to take the “con” to the next level. Another where Roberts uses a thong to try and trick Owen into admitting an affair he never had is also priceless and gets right to the heart of the game-playing.
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Never. Stock up during the coming attractions. If you miss a moment of this entertaining romp you might never figure it all out.